Transcript Tenses - Kwary

T E N S E S
Deny A. Kwary
www.kwary.net
Kwary’s Matrix #1
Active
Form
Present
Past
Future
Simple Progressive
Perfect
Perfect
Progressive
V1
V1+s
am
is + Ving
are
have + V3 have+been+Ving
has
has
V2
was + Ving
were
had + V3
had+been+Ving
will + V1 will+be+Ving will+have+V3 will+have+been+Ving
Fundamental Tenses
1. Present Simple
2. Past Simple
3. Future Simple
4. Present Progressive
5. Past Progressive
6. Present Perfect
7. Past Perfect
Simple Past
Present Perfect
To talk about activities To talk about:
started and ended at  situations continuing up to
a specified time in the
now;
past
 actions repeated up to now;
 activities occurred at an
unspecified time in the past
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
1.
I (play) a lot of tennis this year.
have played
2.
She (have) six different jobs since she left school.
has had
3.
He (be) unemployed ever since he left school.
has been
4.
How many cups of coffee (you drink) today?
have you drunk
5.
In those days, James (come) to stay with us most
came
weekends.
6.
Shakespeare (write) poems as well as plays.
wrote
7.
Since my brother lost his job, he (write) three books.
has written
8.
I (not work) hard when I was at university.
did not work
9.
I (have) trouble sleeping all this week.
have had
10. I (have) trouble sleeping all last week.
had
Exercises:
1. I can’t afford that car. It .... too much.
a. cost
c. is costing
b. costs
d. is cost
2. Janet can’t come to the phone because she .... her hair.
a. wash
c. washes
b. is washing
d. is wash
3. Something .... very good.
a. smell
b. is smelling
c. smells
d. is smell
4. When Jim ... home, his wife ... dinner.
a. came - cooked
c. came - was cooking
b. was coming - cooked
d. was coming - was cooking
5. At one time, Mr. John Smith ... this building.
a. own
c. is owning
b. owned
d. was owning
6. George .... this movie three times.
a. saw
c. has seen
b. have seen
d. see
7. We ... our reports yet.
a. have written
b. haven’t written
c. wrote
d. will not write
8. After Henry ..... Sidney, he ... to Perth.
a. visited - went
c. had visited - went
b. visited - had gone
d. had visited - had gone
9. The view of these disciplines ... from time to time.
a. vary
c. have varied
b. varies
d. is going to vary
10. The fear of bomb and terrorism .... many people to flee the cities.
a. cause
c. has caused
b. have caused
d. are going to cause
11. Do you mind if I turn the TV off? I ... a long distance call.
a. will place
c. place
b. was placing
d. am going to place
12. He .... on the grass under that tree over there.
a. lay
c. lays
b. is lying
d. is laying